
Jeffrey St. Clair @JSCCounterPunch
As I understand the Extradition Treaty Assange can only be charged with the crimes that he is extradited for. But Barton Gellman made an intriguing point about item 15B in the indictment, which implies the alleged "conspiracy" was to violate the Espionage Act which ups the stakes — PolitiTweet.org
The Polemicist @ThePolemicist_
Which only further indicates that won't be the only charge. They would never be content with a max 5 yrs (out in 3}… https://t.co/c6zxO0Binw